OBS Chapter 242 Meeting parents for the first time
Chapter 242 Meeting parents for the first time
So compared to her in-laws' surprise, the couple was much calmer. After discussing the engagement, Lu Jinyan was still feeling uneasy. To avoid being too anxious and nervous, she decided to find something to do to keep herself busy.
Furong's shop was doing better and better. Lu Jinyan felt that the time was right, so she thought that since Uncle Mu and the others were also there, she should quickly finalize the restaurant arrangements. She now trusted Aunt Chun's cooking skills completely, and with her there, she could also teach Furong a thing or two.
So she brought up the idea of opening a restaurant. Firstly, she really wanted to make money, since she had spent too much recently and needed to make some money to recover. Secondly, she also wanted to distract herself and avoid overthinking.
Uncle Mu and Aunt Chun naturally agreed wholeheartedly, since their restaurant business back home was booming, and Ruoshui City had an even larger population, so if it opened, the business would definitely be thriving. Mu Liang and Furong also had no objections.
Thanks to Lu Jinyan's menu, the inn's business has more than doubled in the past few days. In addition, his parents have praised him in various ways, and the restaurant on his parents' side is also doing very well. He has no reason to refuse.
Who wouldn't want to earn more money? He also had children to raise, so naturally he wouldn't let go of an opportunity to make money. After discussing it, the group decided that Mu Liang and his wife, along with Lu Jinyan, would each contribute half the money to cover rent, renovations, and hiring workers.
Then, Lu Jinyan was in charge of preparing the dishes and teaching them how to cook, while Mu Liang and his wife were in charge of running the business. The profits were split 50/50. Lu Jinyan was initially unwilling, but she accepted splitting the rent and renovation costs 50/50.
She was willing to take charge of the menu and teach them how to cook, but she was reluctant to share the profits, since the restaurant would eventually have to be run by Furong and her husband.
She has no business sense and doesn't like trouble, so the main force of the restaurant is still Furong and her husband. At most, she only provides a menu. How could she have the nerve to take half of the profits?
Back then, Uncle Mu's restaurant was the same; he insisted on giving her half, which already made her feel embarrassed. Now, Furong and the others wanted to give her half as well, how could Lu Jinyan accept? However, Furong and her husband insisted, and with Uncle Mu and Aunt Chun persuading her from the side, Lu Jinyan really had no choice but to agree.
After discussing the plan, the group went about their respective tasks. Lu Jinyan was in charge of writing the menu and teaching Furong and the others how to cook. She wrote down as many dishes as possible, but of course, not all of them would be sold. Some were written on the menu, and others were used to update the menu with new dishes from time to time, so as to better retain customers.
Mu Liang and Uncle Mu went to find shops, renovation workers, restaurant staff, and so on. Lu Jinyan had already prepared everything for the engagement, so there was no need to prepare anything else. She stayed at home and focused on writing recipes.
However, Lu Jinyan's handwriting was really not good, so it would be a bit unsatisfactory to use it as a recipe. In the end, Lu Jinyan thought of Ling Yuan.
He's been hiding in the courtyard lately and rarely sees them. He's worried that this will make him sick. Besides, Lu Jinyan needs to build a relationship with him and increase his favorability, so she brought Ling Yuan out.
"A-Yuan, can you write?"
"Yes, sister, is there anything you need me to write?" Ling Yuan was trained by the demon slaves to serve nobles, so he was naturally skilled in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
"That's great! I need you to help me write the recipes!" Lu Jinyan said, and without giving Ling Yuan a chance to refuse, she pulled him to the front hall, where Aunt Chun and Furong were.
Seeing her leading a handsome man over, Aunt Chun was somewhat surprised: "Yan'er, who is this?"
Aunt Chun had never met Ling Yuan, not even once, so naturally she didn't recognize him, but Fu Rong had. However, she was too embarrassed to ask.
“Aunt Chun, his name is Lingyuan. My handwriting is not good, but Ayuan's is, so I asked him to help us write the recipes!” Lu Jinyan smiled and led the man to Aunt Chun.
"Lingyuan greets the Old Madam and the Madam!" Lingyuan was somewhat surprised. Why had Lu Jinyan brought him out so easily? Now that Mo Xuan knew, he wondered if he would be angry and cause trouble for him again.
Despite his thoughts, he still obediently bowed and greeted her. Although he had never met Aunt Chun, he lived in the mansion and knew some things about her, so he should be right.
"What 'madam' or 'madam'? We're just ordinary people, we don't have those formalities. Just call me Aunt Chun, like Yan'er does. This is my daughter-in-law, Furong. Just call her Sister-in-law Furong!" Aunt Chun looked at the man in front of her, then at Lu Jinyan, thinking to herself, "This girl actually had someone hidden away."
She just got engaged to Ruohan, and now she's about to get engaged to Moxuan. Turns out there's another one hidden in the family. This little girl is amazing!
"Yes, Aunt Chun! Sister-in-law Furong!" Lingyuan obediently changed his address. Aunt Chun nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself that this child was quite good and seemed rather likable.
Once everyone was present, they began working. Lu Jinyan was in charge of speaking, and Ling Yuan was in charge of writing. The two worked together quite well, and it must be said that Ling Yuan's handwriting was indeed excellent, drawing praise from Aunt Chun.
Ruohan can actually write, and she writes quite well, but Lu Jinyan thought that she hadn't had time to build up her relationship with Lingyuan recently, so she decided to spend more time with him and didn't call Ruohan.
Uncle Mu and his team acted swiftly. Two days later, they found a shop for the restaurant, had Lu Jinyan inspect it, and after confirming that everything was fine, they paid the rent, signed the contract, and began renovations.
The decoration style was still in accordance with Lu Jinyan's requirements. Uncle Mu was in charge of supervising the construction. He had only decorated his own shop before, so he was now very skilled at it.
After Lu Jinyan finished writing the recipes, she and Chu Chu began teaching Furong and the others how to cook. With their previous experience, Furong and Aunt Chun learned very quickly.
By the fifth day, Aunt Chun and Furong had mastered all the techniques. After Lu Jinyan and everyone else tasted the food, they gave it high praise, and Lu Jinyan nodded in satisfaction.
Busy times always pass quickly, and before they knew it, it was the seventh day, the day Lu Jinyan went to the Demon King's mansion to propose marriage.
Although Lu Jinyan had deliberately kept herself busy these past few days to avoid being nervous and overthinking, she still felt very nervous at this moment because this was her first time meeting Mo Xuan's parents, and she didn't know if they would be easy to get along with.